Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Tony McManus	Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:49
Matt Lucas*	I'm Movin' On	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	03:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Ellen McIlwaine	The Last Good Man in My Life	Ellen McIlwaine	03:25
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Matt Lucas*	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Joe* Glazer	The Farmer is the Man	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:51
Jack Holland	There's More to Come	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:30
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Buddy Knox	Don't Make Me Cry	ST	02:20
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Late Night Movies	I'm a Song	03:17
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Joe* Glazer	We Shall Not Be Moved	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:04
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
The Revelaires*	Cab Driver	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	03:06
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Happy Dolls	Hello Dolly	Show Album No. 1	01:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	(There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World	Love Serenade	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Zambonis*	The Hockey Song	Playoff Fever	02:25
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Tony McManus	The Maids of Mitchelstown	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	02:53
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

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Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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